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Toronto memorial held for Romanian family who died trying to cross to U.S.

Toronto memorial held for Romanian family who died trying to cross to U.S.

TORONTO — A Romanian couple who died with their Canadian-born children as they fled a deportation order were remembered at a memorial Thursday as loving parents who wanted the best for their kids.
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Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg First Nation endorses Sparks' bid for Ottawa Senators

Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg First Nation endorses Sparks' bid for Ottawa Senators

MANIWAKI, Que. — A Quebec First Nation community has confirmed it is endorsing one of the bids involved in the upcoming sale of the Ottawa Senators.
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Tiny Amerindian village in Guyana fights gold mine in key court battle over indigenous land rights

Tiny Amerindian village in Guyana fights gold mine in key court battle over indigenous land rights

CHINESE LANDING, Guyana (AP) — One of Guyana’s smallest Amerindian villages is waging a monumental battle that could decide the amount of control that thousands of indigenous people have over their land in remote parts of this South American country.
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Snoop Dogg says Ottawa Senators bid will include equity for First Nations

Snoop Dogg says Ottawa Senators bid will include equity for First Nations

OTTAWA — Snoop Dogg has welcomed Canada's First Nations into his bid to buy the NHL's Ottawa Senators with open arms. The rapper is part of a group spearheaded by Los Angeles-based businessman Neko Sparks trying to buy the NHL franchise.
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Memorial University sought $13,800 in PR help as president's Indigenous claim probed

Memorial University sought $13,800 in PR help as president's Indigenous claim probed

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Memorial University in Newfoundland and Labrador agreed to spend $13,800 on outside public relations help as questions arose about its former president's claims of Indigenous heritage.
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Cartier's use of images of Amazon tribe prompts Indigenous advocates to allege hypocrisy

Cartier's use of images of Amazon tribe prompts Indigenous advocates to allege hypocrisy

BOA VISTA, Brazil (AP) — Until two months ago, Cartier’s website showed Yanomami children playing in a green field.
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Indian cops hunt suspects in illegal crossing deaths of family to U.S. from Akwesasne

Indian cops hunt suspects in illegal crossing deaths of family to U.S. from Akwesasne

Police in India say they are looking for three men in connection with the deaths of a family from Gujarat who perished trying to cross into the United States by boat through Akwesasne, Que., in March.
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This tribe’s land was cut in two by US borders. Its fight for access could help dozens of others

This tribe’s land was cut in two by US borders. Its fight for access could help dozens of others

For four hours, Raymond V. Buelna, a cultural leader for the Pascua Yaqui Tribe, sat on a metal bench in a concrete holding space at the U.S.
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First Nation did not prove Aboriginal title for entire claim area: B.C. Supreme Court

First Nation did not prove Aboriginal title for entire claim area: B.C. Supreme Court

VANCOUVER — A British Columbia Supreme Court judge ruling on a First Nations land title lawsuit says it did not prove it had rights to its entire claim area, although he suggested it may be time for the provincial government to rethink its current te
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Trudeau's arrival in Labrador said to be first Nunatsiavut visit from a sitting PM

Trudeau's arrival in Labrador said to be first Nunatsiavut visit from a sitting PM

NAIN, NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR — The president of the organization representing Inuit in Canada hailed the arrival of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in a small village on Labrador's north coast Friday as "momentous.
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